The Price We Pay

Every choice we make, every road we tread Leads us closer to the hole we've dug instead You said it was easy, just follow your way Now we're drowning in the mess we made I can feel the weight of every mistake Pulling me deeper with each step I take No turning back, no escape from fate We built our own cage - now it is too late The price we pay is carved in stone For every lie, for every throne No redemption, no second chance We sold our souls to circumstance The price we pay is more than gold It's our hearts turned black, our blood run cold Thought we could fly, but we fell like rain Chasing shadows, never breaking the chain We were blind to the warnings, deaf to the screams Now we're haunted by our shattered dreams It's too late for sorrow, too late to pray You can't outrun the debt you'll pay Fools of desire, slaves to the flame We forged our own shackles, now we bear the blame The price we pay is carved in stone For every lie, for every throne No redemption, no second chance We sold our souls to circumstance The price we pay is more than gold It's our hearts turned black, our blood run cold You wanted power - now you bleed You wanted freedom - now you're on your knees There's no escape, no escape We're chained to the choices we've made We thought we were kings, but we're nothing but pawns Caught in the game, every right turned wrong We traded our lives for an empty crown Now we wear the scars as we're sinking down The price we pay is a twisted game Where everything lost is drowned in shame We thought we were gods, but we've fallen far The price we pay is who we are